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Ashcroft

Built in 1862 (Gothic Revival). Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975. 8 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1902.

From the record

“Ashcroft is a historic home located at Geneva in Ontario County, New York. It is a brick home with a high pitched slate roof with projecting eaves.”

Wikipedia article Ashcroft (Geneva, New York), CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 78 National Register listings published here for Ontario County · listed in 1975 · category: Building · built in 1862, Gothic Revival, by Calvert Vaux.

Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article

The listing

  • What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 2 buildingss as contributing to the listing.
  • Address. 112 Jay St., Geneva, 14456
  • When was it listed? November 1975
  • Category. building
  • City. Geneva city
  • When was it built? 1862
  • Architectural style. Gothic Revival
  • Architect. Calvert Vaux
  • National Register reference number. 75001218 - the number the National Park Service assigned this property when it was listed, and the key its nomination file is catalogued under at the National Archives.

Fires near this property

199 since 2000

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 199 fires within 5 miles of Ashcroft between 2000 and 2020, burning about 146 acres in total. 12 started naturally. 26 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause Fires
Missing data/not specified/undetermined81
Smoking48
Arson/incendiarism26
Debris and open burning17
Natural12
Equipment and vehicle use9
Recreation and ceremony3
Misuse of fire by a minor2
Power generation/transmission/distribution1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
8 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
6 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
5 September 2016Arson/incendiarism6.3 acresFire Department of New YorkN/A
30 September 2014Naturalunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
26 September 2016Natural6.3 acresFire Department of New YorkN/A
24 September 2008Smokingunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
24 September 2005Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
23 September 2008Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named

Every fire recorded in Ontario County

Mines and quarries near this property

2 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Ashcroft: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Salt. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Pat O'Connor No.1 WellSaltPast Producer
Solvay Well V-25SaltPast Producer

Every working recorded in Ontario County

Storms near this property

49 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Geneva, the town this property stands in, in 49 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 37 thunderstorm wind, 5 hail, 5 flash flood, 1 tornado. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
August 1994Tornado (F1)Geneva$500,000An isolated thunderstorm spawned a weak tornado in the City of Geneva near Packwood Road and Route 14. The initial touchdown occurred on the west side of Rte. 14 where trees were downed. As the storm crossed Route 14 it destroyed empty grain elevators. Pieces of the buildings were strewn across fields to the northeast. Further east on Packwood Rd. about a dozen trees were downed. On Town Line Rd to the north of Packwood Rd. there was extensive damage to a stand of trees. Approximately 90% of mature trees in a two acre area were totally destroyed.
August 2019Flash FloodGeneva$200,000Route 20 was flooded and closed, impacting multiple parked vehicles.
July 2006Thunderstorm WindGeneva$200,000no account filed
July 2000Flash FloodGeneva$150,000no account filed
May 2000HailGeneva$50,000no account filed
July 2017Flash FloodGeneva$20,000no account filed
July 2016Thunderstorm WindGeneva$15,000Thunderstorm winds downed trees which blocked a portion of Route 14 southbound.
June 2015Thunderstorm WindGeneva$15,000Law Enforcement reported trees and wires downed by thunderstorm winds.
July 2009Thunderstorm WindGeneva$15,000no account filed
June 2007Thunderstorm WindGeneva$15,000no account filed
May 2017Thunderstorm WindGeneva$12,000Thunderstorm winds downed trees and large branches which blocked sections of St. Clair Street.
September 2017Thunderstorm WindGeneva$10,000Law enforcement reported trees and wires downed by thunderstorm winds.
May 2000HailGeneva$10,000no account filed
October 2017Thunderstorm WindGeneva$8,000Law enforcement reported trees downed by thunderstorm winds.
May 2011Thunderstorm WindGeneva$8,000no account filed
July 2024Thunderstorm WindGeneva$5,000Multiple reports of trees and wires downed in Geneva.
May 2013HailGeneva$5,000no account filed
September 2025Thunderstorm WindGeneva$2,000A few reports of trees downed in the Town of Geneva.
June 2024Thunderstorm WindGeneva$2,000Trees downed on wires.
June 2024Thunderstorm WindGeneva$2,000Telephone pole snapped and wires on the ground on County Road 6.
June 2024Thunderstorm WindGeneva$2,000Multiple reports of wires downed on Jay Street in Geneva, including a tree that fell onto wires.
April 2023Thunderstorm WindGeneva$2,000A tree was downed on wires on Route 14 and Dwyer Road.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindGeneva$2,000Multiple trees were down obstructing state route 14.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindGeneva$2,000Multiple reports of trees downed in Geneva.
June 2021Thunderstorm WindGeneva$2,000Multiple reports were received of trees down in Geneva.
August 2021Thunderstorm WindGeneva$2,000Trees and wires were reported down at William and Pultney Streets.
August 2021Thunderstorm WindGeneva$2,000Trees and wires were reported down onto White Springs Road.
August 2019Thunderstorm WindGeneva$2,000Multiple reports of trees and wires down were received.
May 2019Thunderstorm WindGeneva$2,000Trees were reported down.
October 2001HailGeneva$2,000no account filed
June 2024Thunderstorm WindGeneva$1,000Trees downed on wires.
June 2024Thunderstorm WindGeneva$1,000Tree downed and blocking roadway.
June 2024Thunderstorm WindGeneva$1,000Wires downed on Geneva Street near Tillman Street.
June 2024Thunderstorm WindGeneva$1,000Power pole blown down across roadway.
August 2019Flash FloodGeneva$1,000North Street was reported flooded and impassible between Oak and Maple Streets.
June 2024Thunderstorm WindGeneva$500Tree downed and blocking roadway.
June 2024Thunderstorm WindGeneva$500Large tree downed on wires.
June 2024Thunderstorm WindGeneva$500Tree downed and blocking roadway.
June 2024Thunderstorm WindGeneva$500Tree downed and blocking roadway.
June 2024Thunderstorm WindGeneva$500Tree downed and blocking roadway.
June 2024Thunderstorm WindGeneva$500Tree downed and blocking roadway.
June 2024Thunderstorm WindGeneva$500Tree downed, partially blocking White Springs Road in Geneva.
June 2024Thunderstorm WindGeneva$500Tree downed completely blocking the intersection at Saint Clair Street and South Main Street.
June 2024Thunderstorm WindGeneva-Tree blown over onto house.
June 2024Thunderstorm WindGeneva-Large tree limb downed on car.
June 2024Thunderstorm WindGeneva-Tree downed on powerlines and house.
August 2024Flash FloodGeneva-Multiple roads closed or with water flowing across in Geneva.
October 2021FloodGeneva-Numerous reports of flooded basements and streets were received in the City of Geneva.
June 2007HailGeneva-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Ontario County

Maps showing this location

8 surveys

United States Geological Survey topographic sheets whose coverage includes this point. Matched by taking the coordinate the National Park Service records for this property, then testing that coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet.

Listed places nearby

6 within 8 miles

Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.

Photograph PropertyDistance Listed
South Main Street Historic District0.3 miles1974
Geneva Hall and Trinity Hall, Hobart & William Smith College0.4 miles1973
Nester House0.5 miles1984
Washington Street Cemetery0.7 miles2002
Smith's Opera House0.9 miles1979
St. Stephen's Roman Catholic Church Complex0.9 miles2025

Sources for this property

National Archives recordThe nomination case file for reference 75001218 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia articleCommunity-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Ontario CountyAll 78 listed properties in this county.

Provenance

  • Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
  • Map join. Address geocoded through the United States Census geocoder, then tested against the published boundary of every sheet in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
  • How this page is made. Listing fields come from federal records; map-sheet coverage is a labelled coordinate-to-boundary calculation, not a source-field claim.
  • Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
  • Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
  • Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.